Application of tunable diode lasers as local oscillators in an Infrared Heterodyne Radiometer (IHR)

The utility of diode lasers as local oscillators (LOs) in a heterodyne receiver application was investigated. The CW power, spectral tunability, spectral stability, and spatial intensity distribution of the TDL outputs were measured. A tunable diode laser LO was incorporated into a laboratory Dicke-switched infrared heterodyne setup and used to measure radiometer sensitivity as well as spectroscopic characteristics of selected absorption lines of ammonia. The test results on one of the two tunable diode lasers are emphasized in an attempt to provide a comprehensive data package which may be useful for future planning purposes. The second tunable diode laser exhibits characteristics similar to the fully tested TDL with the exception that some changes in its performance characteristics as it was temperature cycled between room temperature and the operating temperature of approximately 50K occurred

The Status of Women in Colorado

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Fine wavelength id for tunable laser local oscillators

A wavelength ID device which consists of an electronic show that the etalon has a finesse F 30 which is maintainable for several days. These tests also demonstrate that the etalon system is capable of resonance frequency stability during similar time periods. With currently available coatings, this level of performance is achievable over an optical bandwidth delta lambda = 3 micrometers centered at lambda = 10 micrometers

Development of an Abstract Graph Partitioning Model Using the Maple V Computer Algebra System.

Graph partitioning involves decomposing a relational graph into smaller graphs, subject to domain-specific parameters and constraints. There are a number of application areas to include database querying, map coloring, cob allocation, VLSI design, and parallel processing. The primary goal is to unify a portion of these concepts allowing discussion and execution at a more common and abstract level. There are many facets to graph partitioning. Typical areas include the number of partitions, the size of a partition, number of inter-partition connections, and the amount of replication involved. These and many other factors must be considered when generating a partitioning algorithm. We propose an abstract graph partitioning model, the AGPM